Lean In

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What would you do if you weren't afraid?The dilemmaSit at the TableSuccess & Likeability

ConclusionThe message in this book can be summed up by advising women to lean in to their careers and men to lean in to their families. By working together to achieve equality we will be able to do so without internal or external obstacles to slow us down. Don't Leave Before you LeaveMake your Partner a Real PartnerInsecurityFeeling like a fraudThe Imposter SyndromeExternal FactorsIn order to grow and challenge yourself, you have to believe in your own abilities. I still face situations that I fear are beyond my capabilities. I still have days when I feel like a fraud. But now I know how to take a deep breath and keep my hand up. I have learned to sit at the table. Group exercise:Split into two groups: women & menWrite your own answers on a stickyCollect all responses on white boardHeidi Roizen StudyThe 2003 Columbia & York University study revealed that Success & Likeability was positively correlated for men and negatively correlated for woman.

NegotiationBy and large, men negotiate more than women

Self doubt as Self defense In order to protect ourselves from being disliked, we question our abilities, and downplay our achievements, especially in the presence of others. We put ourselves down before others can. StereotypesMen - providers, decisive, drivenWomen - caregivers, sensitive, communal57% of male students tried to negotiate a higher starting salary, while 7% of female students did the same.

In 1970 American women were paid 59 cents for every dollar their male counterparts made.In 2010 it was 77 cents.Sheryl, your desire to be liked by everyone will hold you back. When you want to change things, you can't please everyone. If you do, you aren't making enough change!CareerFamilyI truly believe the single most important career decision that a woman makes is whether she will have a life partner and who that life partner is. Women aren't making it to the top of any profession any where in the world. There are 195 independent countries in the world, 17 are run by womenOf Fortune 500 CEO's, 21 are women

Women make up 14% executive officerpositions and hold 17% board seatsFor women of color this becomes 4% executive officer positions and 3% board seats74% of professional women will rejoin the workforce after having a child

40% will return to full time jobs

Average annual earnings decrease by 20% if they are out of the workforce for just one yearGirls earn about 57% of the undergraduate and 60% of the graduate degrees in the United States

However, by the time this pipeline is filling leadership positions, it is overwhelmingly stocked with men

2012 McKinsey survey of 4000 employees revealed that 36% of men wanted to reach the C Suite compared to 18% of women By the time they are in college, women are already thinking about the trade-offs they will make between professional and personal goals.

When asked to choose between marriage and career, female college students are twice as likely to choose marriage as their male classmates.43% of highly qualified women with children are leaving careers for a period of time.The more satisfied a person is with her position, the less likely she is to leave.